Spirit-Urged (First Tongue: Hithisu) are people or animals who is partially possessed by a spirit. (Also, the state of such possession.) The host retains much of his free will but can be influenced by the subtle urges of the spirit.
Overview[]
The simplest type of Ridden is the Spirit-Urged. A spirit has anchored itself in a person, but there’s no real resonance between the two beings. Yet. The only control that the riding spirit has over its host is the ability to whisper its wants and desires into the mind of its victim. The “voice” of the spirit isn’t actually a voice at all. The Urged doesn’t start hearing voices ordering him to kill people. He just starts feeling unusual urges, which probably feel like natural moments of inspiration. He might suddenly take up an interest in gardening that he never had before, for example, if he’s ridden by some variety of plant spirit. As the rider gains more control over the host, the gardening might take an unusual bent, toward a particular species of plant, for example. Of course, it’s the exact same species that birthed the riding spirit.
The spirit uses the Numen: Living Fetter to make contact. No material changes take place in the host’s body. The riding spirit has full access to its Influence but is unable to access its Numina. When the spirit attempts to steer the host to do something against her nature, judgment or best interests, make a contested roll of the victim’s Resolve + Composure versus the spirit’s Power + Finesse. Whoever succeeds decides what the Urged does next.
From Urged to Claimed[]
If the rider of one of the Spirit-Urged stays in place for long enough, the spirit of the host molds to the form of its rider. The Urged comes to believe that spirit-driven actions are their own, and that the changes the spirit has wrought on their body are a natural part of themself. They might come to enjoy and look forward to the things that the spirit urges them to do. This process, which can take anything from a few weeks to years, allows one of the Spirit-Urged to attempt to become one of the Spirit-Claimed, fully merging the spirits of host and rider.
Reference[]
WTF: Werewolf: The Forsaken Rulebook, p. 282-283